Winding machine



Nov. 26, 1929. L. E. MEYER WINDING MACHINE Filed June 4, 1928 PatentedNov. 26, 1929 LIZZIE E. MEYER, OF

This invention relates to winding machines and particularly to machinesfor constructing festooning.

It is the object of this invention to provide a noveland improvedmachine which is of cheap and simple construction and can beconveniently and readily operated for binding flowers, twigs, leaves andother small articles together into festoons.

To this end the invention consists in the novel parts and novelcombinations of parts, hereinafter defined in the claims and describedin the following specification, made in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, wherein like reference characters refer to the same or similarparts throughout the various views and, in which, I

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of th machine, and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine.

Referring to the drawings, a suitable supporting table is providedcomprising the top 3, legs 4 and the center yoke 5 binding the legstogether and affording a bearing for a large sprocket wheel 6. A treadleshaft 7 is journaled adjacent the lower ends of the legs 4, has atreadle 8 mounted thereon and is provided with an arm 9 ad acent one endcarrying a pin 10. A pitman rod 11 plvoted at its lower end on the pin10 extends upwardly therefrom, and is pivoted at its upper end on a pin12 eccentrically mounted on the sprocket 6. The construction thus fardescribed is quite similar to the operating mechanism for a treadleoperated sewing machine. A bracket 13 is secured to the top 3 adjacentone end thereof, and projects upwardly a short distance from the top toform a bearing for the rear end of a crank shaped arm 14. The arm-l4projects forwardly from the bracket 13 for a short distance, thenextends normal to the journaled portion and then projects forwardlyparallel to the journaled portion for a considerable distance, and atits extreme forward end the arm is bent normal to the long forwardlyextending portion toward the axis about which the arm may turn. A worksupport 15 is secured to the top 3 of the table adjacent its forward Iend and extends upwardly from the top of MINONG, WISCONSIN MACHINE 1923.Serial No. 282,565.

the table to a point about level with the axis about which the arm 14may turn. The work support 15 includes a standard bolted to the tabletop 3 and a concave upwardly extending work holding portion. Mountedadjacent the rear end of the arm 14 is a reel spindle 14 carrying a reel16 thereon. A coiled spring 17 extends around and reacts between oneside of the reel 16 and a washer 18 held in place on the end of the reelspindle- 14 by means of a nut 19. A cord 20 is wound at one end on thereel 16 and extends forwardly along the arm 14 through guides 21 formedat spaced intervals throughout the length of the arm and at the forwardend thereof. A small sprocket 22 is secured to the arm 14 immediatelyforward of the bracket 13, and an endless sprocket chain 23 runs overthe two sprocket wheels 6 and 22 and through small aperture 24 providedin the proper positions in the table top 3.

An arm 25 is pivotally mounted ona bolt 26 on the table top 3 at itsrear end immediately behind the bracket 13, and the outer end of thesaid arm may be held in a desired adjusted position laterally from thebracket 13 by means of a wing nut 27 threaded on the upper end of thebolt 26 and acting against a washer placed above'the arm 25. The outerend of the arm 25 carries a vertical bolt 28 which forms a spindle shaftfor a reel 29. Friction is placed on the reel to prevent the freerotation thereof, by means of a coiled spring 30 extending about thelower portion of the bolt 28 below the arm 25 and reacting between twowashers 31, one of which abuts the lower side of the arm 25 and theother of which abuts a nut 32 threaded on the lower end of the bolt 28.A cord 33 is wound at one end on the reel 29 and extends forwardlytherefrom through an axial opening 34, in the j ournaled portion of thearm 14, to the work holder 15.

The letter A indicates a number of small twigs which have been partiallybound to gether by the machine to form a festoon. In using the machine,an operator will sit at the table with his feet on the treadle 8 in themanner of an operator for a sewing machine. A number of twigs, smallbranches or other Work to be bound together into a single fesi worktogether.

toon is then placed on the concave portion of the work holder 15. Thiswork will be disposed substantially axially respective to the axis aboutwhich the arm 14 may rotate. The forward end of the cord 33, if notalready extending through the opening 34, will be threaded therethroughand will be pulled forwardly to the work holder 15 and the work A to beoperated upon will be placed. about the cord 33. The forward end of thecord 20, if not already extending through guides 21, will be so extendedand will be pulled downwardly and twisted once or twice about the cord33 and the work A extending thereabout. The operator may now rotate thearm 14 by pressing on the treadle 8 in the usual manner, whereupon theforward end of the arm 14 will rotate about the cord 33 and the work Aas an axis, thereby causing the cord 20 to be wound about the work tobind the diiferent portions of the As rotation of the arm 14 continues,the operator will place additional twigs or other portions of work onthe work holder 15 so that the stems extend rearwardly toward thebracket 34, and at the same time the operator will pull on the bound upportion of the work to cause the bound portion or festoon to moveforwardly to pay out the cord 33. When a sufficient quantity of twigs orother work A have been bound together into a single long festoon, theoperator will cut the two cords 33 and 20 close to the rear end of thefestoon to permit the removal thereof.

The inventor particularly contemplates using cords 20 and 33 which arecomposed from semi-flexible wire. She prefers to form the cord 33 ofstiffer and heavier wire than the cord 20. If desired, however, rope,twine or similar flexible material may be substituted for the cords 20and 33. The inventor also contemplates the use of a rigid rod which willextend through the opening 34 in place of the cord 33. When such a rodis used, the arm 25 will be swung to one side of the axial center of thebracket 13. Where a flexible cord 33 is utilized, or a semi-flexiblecord, such as wire, is used, it is quite desirable that the cord betightly stretched between the bracket 13 and the work holder 15. Byswinging the arm 25 relative to the bolt 26 and securing the outer endof the arm at various positions laterally, in respect to the bracket 13,the friction on the cord 33 may be varied considerably due to the factthat the direction of extension of the cord may be varied relative tothe direction of extension of the opening 34 through the journaled endof the arm 14. The tension of the spring 30 may be varied by tighteningor loosening the nut 28 to vary the ease with which the cord 33 will bepayed out from the reel 29. Similarly, the tension of the spring 17,situated about the spindle 14, may be varied by loosening or tighteningthe nut 19 to vary the ease with which the cord 20 may be payed out fromthe reel 16.

It will be seen that the cord 33 will form a central directrix and guidemember about which the cord 20 may be wound. The number of turns of thecord 20, which may be taken about a iven portion of the work, may bevaried by varying the pull on the festoon in an outward direction.

The inventor has successfully demonstrated the device in actual practiceand has found the machine to be most efficient for the purposesdescribed. It will, of course, be

understood that various changes may be made in the form, details,arrangement and proportions of the various parts without departing fromthe scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

.1. A winding machine for constructing festooning and the like,comprising a supporting table, a work support secured to the top of saidtable to extend above the same, a bearing secured to the upper side ofsaid table to extend above the same and in spaced relation from saidwork support, an arm journaled in said bearing and having a portionprojecting to a point adjacent said work support in eccentric relationto the axis about which said arm may rotate, said bearing having acentral opening therethrough to permit a central guide member to beprojected through the opening and from said bearing to said worksupport, means on said arm permitting a cord to be extended therethroughand to be carried from the portion of said arm adjacent said worksupport downwardly to said work support, a treadle mounted in saidtable, a sprocket mounted in said table, a sprocket mounted on said arm,a pltman connecting said treadle and said first mentioned sprocket and asprocket chain running over said sprockets.

2. A winding machine for constructing festooning and the like,comprising a support upon which various pieces of work to be boundtogether may be held, a bearing mounted in spaced arrangement from saidsupport and having its axial center substan-- tially coincident with thecentral work supporting surface of said support, an arm journaled insaid bearing and extending therefrom eccentric to its axis to a pointadjacent mounted on said first mentioned arm to permit a cord to bewound thereon and extended through the eccentric portion of said firstmentioned arm to be secured to Work carried on said Work support, meansfor rotating said first mentioned arm, said second mentioned arm beingadjustable laterally relative to said bearing to vary the ease Withwhich the first mentioned cord When Wound on said first mentioned reelmay run through said axial opening.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LIZZIE E. MEYER.

